6 Questions About 529 Plans
May 28, 2021
If you’re saving for your child’s higher education, you probably have a lot of questions besides...
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If you’re saving for your child’s higher education, you probably have a lot of questions besides...
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They say crime doesn't pay, but Frank Abagnale may be the exception to the rule. During his...
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The crypto market is booming — not just for investors, but for scammers too. Unfortunately, most...
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Are you HODLing, or are you so worried about getting rekt that you have paper hands? If this...
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Spring is the time of year that may have you thinking about getting your house in order. While...
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The Great Texas Blackout of February 2021 earned the 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid some great...
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Retail investor enthusiasm about cryptocurrency may be at an all-time high, but investing icon...
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April is Financial Literacy Month, and promoting financial understanding is more urgent than ever:...
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Starting to save early can help set young adults up for future success. There are many challenges...
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In mid-March, average daily NFT sales were at an all-time high of $19.3 million, and a...
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Volkswagen's new electric microbus, the ID Buzz, has been years in the making. The concept was...
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NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, have gotten a lot of attention in recent weeks. In essence, this...
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Since the beginning of the year, the recently-launched Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF has risen...
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Harvesting fruit crops is difficult work, and the number of fruit pickers is dwindling. In fact,...
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"Big market delusion" occurs when a new market opens up and shows signs of disrupting an existing...
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Fresh off of spikes in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin and price surges in "meme" stocks...
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Barry Investment Advisors would like to wish you all Happy International Women's Day. Today we...
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Our modern monetary system has become too complex, a fragile process that depends on private banks...
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Led by retail investors on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets, GameStop's stock price saw a meteoric...
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Barry Investment Advisors is excited to announce the promotions of five members of our team! ...
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For years the flying car has been synonymous with the future, a sign that society has truly...
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America is often considered the world's leader in innovation, but we may not be as far ahead of the...
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After the COVID-related market and economic downturn last year, most experts — including the Fed —...
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In this month’s podcast, Joe Barry sits down to discuss the financial markets in 2020, a year that...
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With new COVID-19 cases surging nationwide, tech giant Google has delayed its planned return to...
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Silver may not get as much attention as its cousins in the precious-metals family, but that could...
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With markets at all-time highs, many investors are searching for underfollowed equities with high...
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Our team always puts a high priority on year-end financial planning, but it is especially...
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With the U.S. election upon us, Joe Barry sat down to discuss how the election may, or may not,...
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With the presidential election one week away, investors are growing increasingly more uncertain...
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COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every industry, but brick-and-mortar retail, in particular,...
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"OK Boomer" has become a popular retort among millennials, an eye-rolling response to older...
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Thanks to COVID-19, opportunities for social interaction are limited — as are the health benefits...
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding market crash, the Fed first lowered...
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Apple's iOS updates always make a splash, usually for one of two reasons: either because they make...
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Thanks to a long track record of success, when Warren Buffett sets his sights on a new investment,...
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When it comes to money, millennials have a reputation for being lazy, entitled, and unwilling to...
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On this edition of the Barry Broadcast, Liz Garvey and Beth Parker sat down with Donna McKeown,...
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Given their years of experience with the markets, you might assume that older investors are...
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COVID-19 has altered many facets of our daily lives, and students have been among those most...
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced a number of businesses to adjust their working environments in order...
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With the Treasury offering sub-zero real interest rates, investors are looking for new assets to...
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Would-be entrepreneurs are skipping bank loans in favor of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter...
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The markets continue to recover from the March/April trough. Stock prices are rising, but some...
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The "Cobra Effect" refers to a situation where the solution to a problem ends up being worse than...
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These days, most computing devices are built around touchscreens, but until recently, the mouse was...
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Every investor has trades they wish they could take back — even someone like Warren Buffett, one of...
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TikTok is the most popular app of 2020, but the upstart social media site may not be around in the...
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While generally low-risk, long-term investments do come with the risk of not growing at a...
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When it comes to offering collateral for loans, you can't do much better than gold bars. Unless, of...
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COVID-19 significantly impacted industries across the board, but some (including retail,...
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Over the last several months, many of us have had extra time on our hands. And for some, this has...
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Hudson Yards is a $25 billion development in New York City. It was open for just two days before...
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Developing nations have long relied on outside investors and low-interest debt to finance their...
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As a result of COVID-19, New York City has seen a mass exodus of people in their 20s and 30s. Some...
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Our Investment Committee recently teamed up with Ethic to build a customized portfolio that is...
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Times of crisis can be frightening for the average person, but for scammers, they're a great...
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Calls for allowing businesses to resume operations and getting employees back to work have grown...
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With coronavirus causing chaos across a number of different industries and in the markets, many...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant economic impact: business closures, plummeting oil...
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Many white-collar companies have adopted a teleworking model, allowing operations to continue...
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For decades, Wall Street has provided equity and debt funding to tech companies, allowing startups...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most significant crises the world has ever known. Hundreds of...
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For the last two months, investment markets have been largely driven by fear. And it seems like...
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What's important in life? What are the things that we should pay attention to, and what are just...
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In our fourth podcast during the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Barry, Pat Barry, Kate Alves and Dan...
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Over the last several weeks, it's been inspiring to see how ordinary people from across the country...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant amount of worry and uncertainty across the country....
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To make the right investment decisions, investors need to keep their emotions out of the equation....
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Historically speaking, pandemics typically don't cause economies to collapse all by themselves....
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We're all familiar with the old saying "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Yet all...
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Investment markets continued lower this week, as fear around Coronavirus weighed on equity prices....
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Again, markets closed sharply lower yesterday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial...
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This week, tension about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pushed global markets sharply lower....
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In this month’s newsletter, we discuss the Coronavirus, the Big Mac Index, and a timely accessory...
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Ongoing efforts to legalize or decriminalize marijuana have contributed to the rise of cannabis...
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Google Maps turns 15 this year, and the app got a major revamp to mark the occasion. In addition to...
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The Cruise Origin is a self-driven, all-electric vehicle that was introduced late last month. The...
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In this interview with CNBC, Warren Buffet had some blunt advice for investors: if you can only get...
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On January 30th, 2020, we hosted a Social Security Seminar at the Waypoint Event Center. Kurt...
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Investors have been wary of General Motors since the financial crisis and the company's Chapter 11...
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Encouraged by the continued rise of both the stock and bond markets, some investors are throwing...
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In this month's Barry E-Magazine, we discuss the SECURE Act, Android's market share, and our...
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With interest rates at or near record lows around the world, the corporate bond market is an...
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The first month of the new year is a good opportunity to finalize your investment strategy for the...
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As any successful person will tell you, there's no set formula for reaching your goals. It's a...
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The beginning of the 2010s was a time of uncertainty. The market was still recovering from the...
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It's easier than ever for investors to purchase a stake in up-and-coming private companies before...
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In just six weeks, WeWork went from a $47 billion valuation to near-bankruptcy, and most experts...
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Last month, the University of Maine's Composites Center created the world's largest 3D-printed...
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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive infrastructure project consisting of six new...
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Too often, we find ourselves wishing there was more time in the day to do all the things we really...
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Despite a long history of contentious relations between the two countries, China and Japan have...
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Many of today's start-ups rely on the gig economy to lower their overhead costs, eschewing...
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On this month’s podcast, Kate Rowe, CFP®, and Liz Garvey, CFP®, discuss the necessary steps toward...
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Investors who try to unload long-term assets too early often have to pay the "illiquidity premium":...
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The Investing Emotion Cycle tracks the investing public’s temperament towards an asset, idea, or...
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